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Chapter XXII
“His Highness, the Prince of Saxe Leinitzer!” Duson stood away from the door with a low bow. The Prince--in the buttonhole of whose frock-coat was a large bunch of Russian violets, passed across the threshold. Mr. Sabin rose slowly from his chair. “I fear,” the Prince said suavely, “that I am an early visitor.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The Prince--in the buttonhole of whose frock-coat was a large bunch of Russian violets, passed across the threshold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Prince--in the buttonhole of whose frock-coat was a large bunch of Russian violets, passed across the threshold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Duson stood away from the door with a low bow.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “The Prince--in the buttonhole of whose frock-coat was a large bunch of Russian violets, passed across the threshold.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Duson stood away from the door with a low bow.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The Prince--in the buttonhole of whose frock-coat was a large bunch of Russian violets, passed across the threshold.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I fear,” the Prince said suavely, “that I am an early visitor.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I fear,” the Prince said suavely, “that I am an early visitor.
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From this reading Duson stood away from the door with a low bow.
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From this reading Duson stood away from the door with a low bow.
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From this reading The Prince--in the buttonhole of whose frock-coat was a large bunch of Russian violets, passed across the threshold.
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From this reading The Prince--in the buttonhole of whose frock-coat was a large bunch of Russian violets, passed across the threshold.
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From this reading Mr. Sabin rose slowly from his chair.
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From this reading Duson stood away from the door with a low bow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Duson stood away from the door with a low bow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I fear,” the Prince said suavely, “that I am an early visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I fear,” the Prince said suavely, “that I am an early visitor.
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From this reading The Prince--in the buttonhole of whose frock-coat was a large bunch of Russian violets, passed across the threshold.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Duson stood away from the door with a low bow.
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From this reading “His Highness, the Prince of Saxe Leinitzer!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “His Highness, the Prince of Saxe Leinitzer!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I fear,” the Prince said suavely, “that I am an early visitor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Prince--in the buttonhole of whose frock-coat was a large bunch of Russian violets, passed across the threshold.
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From this reading The Prince--in the buttonhole of whose frock-coat was a large bunch of Russian violets, passed across the threshold.
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From this reading “His Highness, the Prince of Saxe Leinitzer!”
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From this reading Duson stood away from the door with a low bow.
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From this reading Mr. Sabin rose slowly from his chair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “His Highness, the Prince of Saxe Leinitzer!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Prince--in the buttonhole of whose frock-coat was a large bunch of Russian violets, passed across the threshold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “His Highness, the Prince of Saxe Leinitzer!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin rose slowly from his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Prince--in the buttonhole of whose frock-coat was a large bunch of Russian violets, passed across the threshold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin rose slowly from his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I fear,” the Prince said suavely, “that I am an early visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “His Highness, the Prince of Saxe Leinitzer!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin rose slowly from his chair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Duson stood away from the door with a low bow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I fear,” the Prince said suavely, “that I am an early visitor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I fear,” the Prince said suavely, “that I am an early visitor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “His Highness, the Prince of Saxe Leinitzer!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Prince--in the buttonhole of whose frock-coat was a large bunch of Russian violets, passed across the threshold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Prince--in the buttonhole of whose frock-coat was a large bunch of Russian violets, passed across the threshold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I fear,” the Prince said suavely, “that I am an early visitor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Prince--in the buttonhole of whose frock-coat was a large bunch of Russian violets, passed across the threshold.
belonging to which person
From this reading The Prince--in the buttonhole of whose frock-coat was a large bunch of Russian violets, passed across the threshold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Duson stood away from the door with a low bow.
